00:16Cosmo's mission has always been to help the young Filipina live her best life now.
00:22Not someday, not tomorrow, but right now.
00:25So tonight, we celebrate women who owned their choices, stayed true to themselves, and in doing so, give the rest
00:34of us permission to do the same.
00:43Importante na maging good influence tayo sa iba.
00:46Kasi for a long time, hindi pinakikinggan yung boses ng mga babae.
00:53Tayo ng mga babae na merong boses na pinakikinggan, we should use our platform to empower other women so that
01:03everyone will be heard.
01:09For me, to each her own means being considerate.
01:12To consider how a woman wants to be viewed.
01:15To allow a woman to come to terms with her situation, whatever that is.
01:20Or to let a woman come out of molds that were never built for her.
01:25To each her own isn't meant to be as passive as it sounds.
01:28It means maybe a woman doesn't need any kind of limitation anymore.
01:32And the best thing you could actually do for her is just let her be.
01:36Tonight, we celebrate women who do not wait for permission.
01:41Women who do not shrink themselves to fit expectations.
01:45Women who define success, beauty, and identity on their own terms.
01:51From storytellers to changemakers, creators to advocates, our 2026 women of influence embody this spirit so powerfully.
02:01Each of them represents a different path, a different voice, a different way of taking up space in the world.
02:08And yet, they're all connected by one thing.
02:11Having the courage to own who they are and actually doing something about it.
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